Terence Hill was at the peak of his career when tragically lost his son
Terence Hill’s life was completely changed by a terrible tragedy. At the height of his career, when it seemed impossible to be happier, Terence Hill was hit by a terrible family tragedy.
He and his wife, Lori Zwicklbauer, married in 1967 and gave birth to daughter Jess two years later. Then, in 1974, they adopted a one-year-old boy of German origin, Ross. Hill also included the kids in filming, as Jess appeared in the 1970 classic The Right and Left Hand of the Devil, at the age of one, in her father’s arms, and later had several roles extra.
However, Ross is a real talent and has a bright future ahead of him in the world of cinema. At the age of ten, he made his debut in Don Camillo, and in 1987 he starred in the comedy The Hard-Headed alongside his father. Everything was beautiful and good, but fate turned out to be cruel, a terrible tragedy shook the family. Ross was involved in a car accident in 1990 while visiting his father in New Mexico on the set of Lucky Luke.
“I don’t want anyone to go through something like this. Part of my soul died on that tragic day. I loved Ross and suddenly he passed away. I couldn’t hug her, I can’t tell her I’m proud of her. You’re only seventeen, very young. He shouldn’t have died yet.”
Terence Hill recalls the tragedy. The movie star fell into depression after losing her adopted son. He still finished the film, but according to his colleagues, he has completely changed. He became a recluse, lived as a hermit with his wife on their farm, and for a long time could not go out.